Artwork

A couple years ago for an art class I came up with some ideas following the prompt "beginnings and ends". One of these ideas showed a...

Last month I had the opportunity to take a three week long online painting intensive class through SAIC, the School of the Art Institute...

A few weeks ago we went on vacation to a place that has some cabins in the mountains. It was really refreshing to get away from the city...

When I worked on the painting of the canyon at sunset, I really enjoyed the focus on light and the warm look I created. I wanted to do...

As long as I can remember, Cappadocia has been one of my favorite places to visit in Turkey, or perhaps anywhere. It has never stopped...

This past week has brought major changes for my family and I. For the past couple months we've been looking for a house, making...

Portraits are one of the subjects I really enjoy, and so I've done many. Some I've done only with graphite, some with a mix of graphite...

Our calendar this year has one of Thomas Kinkade's paintings as the picture for each month, and at the start of each month as we flip to...

I recently finished the fifth postcard in my series of Adana, Turkey, this one depicting a historic stone bridge in the city. It's name...

I've done portraits in graphite, charcoal, and chalk pastels. I've painted landscapes and flowers with watercolors. But I haven't done...

For my fourth media and texture experimentation series, I decided to try drawing fur. Initially I was going to use a stuffed animal as...

After enjoying the last time-lapse painting so much, I decided to create another one for the next painting in my postcard series. This is...

In January and February for my graphic design class, we worked on designing T-shirts with a Bible verse on them. I knew I wanted mine to...

The past couple weeks, we've had a glimpse of spring to come with temperatures hitting the 70's, and I enjoyed several afternoons sitting...

Up next in this media and texture experimentation series is metal, so I picked out a small metal spoon to keep the shape itself simple....

I've recently been working on my postcard project, and I decided to take a time-lapse video of the process for one. First though, I...

Often when thinking about art, color is the first element that comes to mind. No wonder, when the colors in an artwork can affect so many...

After trying out glass in various media, I worked on drawing a piece of cloth. One version I did in watercolors, like last time, but I...

For my graphic design class these last few weeks, we've been working on developing our own logo and stationary set for a potential...

I thought it would be interesting to draw or paint different objects or textures with various media. This way not only can I get more...